Washing machine
US10513817B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B40/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A washing machine is provided. The washing machine may include a cabinet, an outer tub, an inner tub configured to receive laundry and provided in the outer tub so as to be rotatable about a substantially vertical axis, a circulation nozzle to spray water into the inner tub, a circulation hose to guide water from the outer tub to the circulation nozzle, and a pump including a pump motor having variable speeds and an impeller configured to move water from the circulation hose to the circulation nozzle as the impeller is rotated by the pump motor.
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